Ways of looking : how to experience contemporary art / Ossian Ward.

Author/creator Ward, Ossian author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Laurence King Publishing Ltd, 2014.
Copyright Date©2014
Description176 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Art, Modern--21st century. --History and criticism.
Art, Modern--21st century. --Themes, motives.

Variant title How to experience contemporary art
Abstract Art has changed. Those reassuringly familiar styles and movements that characterised art production prior to the twenty-first century have all vanished. Traditional artistic media no longer do what we expect of them. This book provides a straightforward, six-step programme for understanding contemporary art based on the concept of the tabula rasa a clean slate and a fresh mind. Since artists increasingly work across traditional media and genres, the author has also developed an alternative classification system Art as Entertainment, Art as Confrontation, Art as Joke designed to help make sense of otherwise obscure-seeming works. Ways of Looking transforms a potentially intimidating encounter with cuttingedge contemporary art into a dramatic, sensually rewarding and thoughtprovoking experience.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781780671932 (paperback)
ISBN1780671938 (paperback)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks N6497 .W37 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold